NewsPhoto Call: A First Look at the Arden Theatre Company's PassionThe Arden Theate Company presents the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical Passion, which began previews at the Philadelphia venue May 21 for a limited engagement through June 28.
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Joseph Marzullo
May 27, 2015
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A First Look at the Arden Theatre Company's Passion
Directed by Terrence Nolan, the musical has a book by James Lapine, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
The cast is headed by Liz Filios as Fosca, Ben Michael as Giorgio and Jennie Eisenhower as Clara. The cast also includes Ben Cherry (Sargent Lombardi), Ben Dibble (Colonel Ricci), Darren Michael Hengst (Lieutenant Barri/Mother), Larry Lees (Lieutenant Torasso/Father), John Charles McLaughlin (Private Augenti/Mistress), Michael Phillip O’Brien (Major Rizzoli/Ludovic) and Frank X (Doctor Tambourri).
The Fred Ebb Award recognizes excellence in musical theatre songwriting, by a songwriter or songwriting team that has not yet achieved significant commercial success.